Fannye Ayer Ponder: Her story lives on
L-R, Angela Rousson, Joanne Rainey and Thelma Bruce BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff…
The Ponder legacy continues
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The National Council of Negro…
The legacy of Dr. Gilbert H. Leggett
Dr. Gilbert Leggett and Dr. James Ponder receiving outstanding service awards accompanied…
Residents still unsatisfied with the Tropicana redevelopment plan
The Gas Plant neighborhood, circa 1970, where the redevelopment caused 285 buildings to…
Honoring the legacy of Cleveland Johnson, Jr.
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Fifty years of local…
In St. Petersburg Black Lives Matter Part II – Historical Perspective
ST. PETERSBURG — Please join the board members and Friends of the Dr. Carter G.…
USF Celebrates Black History
Moving day into Jordan Park in 1939. BY JON WILSON ST. PETERSBURG Vintage photos…
Hidden History: Remembering Dr. Leggett
Dr. Gilbert Leggett and Dr. James Ponder receiving outstanding service awards accompanied…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 2
During Jim Crow St. Petersburg, Mercy Hospital was the only hospital that would serve…
Gibbs High School Class of ’57 still going strong
The Class of 1957 celebrated their 65th class reunion on June 11 at the Rocking Crab…
Dear Reader: Forgiveness from the Cross
Dear Reader, I’m not sure how my words will find you when you read them, but I pray…
I AM: The story of the Gas Plant Neighborhood
The area known as the Gas Plant neighborhood was the second African-American neighborhood…
2019 First Ladies in African-American History honored
Sunday, April 28, the Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum celebrated…
I AM: A person with a building named after me
I AM Freddie Dyles, educator and basketball coach. In 1964, I joined Gibbs High School…
I AM: Our communities
The Orange Belt Railway came to St. Petersburg in 1888. Black workers built the beds and…
Mercy Hospital and its pioneering physicians
By Gwendolyn Reese I would like to thank you for your patience during a very challenging…
I AM: The Donaldsons
The Donaldsons operated a concession stand on South Mole, a former all-black beach now…